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From Nixon’s historic opening to the new U.S.-China world order Now what
John J. Metzler NEW YORK -- Dr. Henry Kissinger called for the United States and China to collaborate on a new global order, and a groundbreaking new report, "U.S.- China Economic Relations in the Next Ten Years," underscored the deepening commercial engagement between the two Pacific powers. Indeed with President Barack Obama meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in California ...
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Business owners are relying on a good summer season
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Whether visitors plan to stay, play, shop or relax, South Mississippi business owners just hope the summer attracts a crowd. For Sharkheads this will be the first Memorial Day weekend the souvenir shop is open since 2005. Owner J.J. Pierotich said, "We have invested and leveraged everything we had on this building and we are trying to move forward and to help Biloxi ...
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Close allies urge Toronto Mayor Ford to talk about scandal
Close allies of Toronto Mayor Rob's Ford said Friday they will release a letter that urges the mayor to address an alleged video that shows him smoking crack ...
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EU reviews policies looks for ways to help aluminium industry
By Maytaal Angel and Susan ThomasLONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission expects to complete a review by October of ways to help Europe's struggling aluminium industry, looking at policies such as on import duties and long-term power contracts.About 2 million tonnes of aluminium production have been shut down in Europe since the 2008 financial crisis, while global production has grown by ...
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World-first stunt on the cards at Nitro Circus
FEARLESS BMX rider Matt Whyatt could pull off a world-first stunt when the Nitro Circus Live tour hits Townsville tonight. Whyatt, 21, will use his finely tuned instincts to decide whether he'll add yet another move to his famed "Whyatt Riot" manoeuvre - a backflip and tailwhip combined with a 360 degree spin that he invented."No one else has done my trick yet, but I want ...
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Watchlist financial markets data log in not working
Due to technical issues, readers are unable to log into our website. Watchlist and most financial markets data are not functioning properly either.Our IT team is working to fix the problem. We will provide updates as soon as they become ...
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Business Capital markets regulator reigns in on rogue firms
CMA ) cracks whip on errant investment banks, stockbrokers, fund managers and listed firms as the regulator moves to instill discipline in the operations of the local securities ...
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Business Water Ministry receives Sh13 billion grant
NAIROBI, KENYA: The Water Ministry has received a boost in the fight against drought and water shortage in the country after US Government gave it a Sh13 billion grant. ...
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Chile blocks worlds highest mine project
VALLENAR, Chile -; Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental ...
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Cables are up and Half Dome is open for business
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -; A summer rite of passage is underway at Yosemite National Park, where the handrails on Half Dome are in place and hikers began scaling the granite monolith Friday ...
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Former Uruguayan Prisoners Sue 12 Intel Officers for Torture
Montevideo, May 24 (Prensa Latina) A dozen officials from the Directorate of National Intelligence (DNI) for the Uruguayan dictatorship (1973-1985) have been issued court summons, accused of torturing 40 members of the Communist Youth Union. According to the complainants' lawyer, Paul Chargoñia, the 40 victims were college students when they were arrested by the DNI'?Ös ...
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Does Technology Offer Anyone a Big Break in Entertainment Industry
Changes in technology have opened up new opportunities in the entertainment industry, offering platforms for the most scrappy or eclectic of musicians, filmmakers and other creative artists. That's the argument of a new book, "The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath." "Today anyone can create just about any media at zero cost. Just about any cheap ...
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DealBook Bausch Lomb Said to Be Near $9 Billion Sale to Valeant
Valeant Pharmaceuticals for about $9 billion, people briefed on the matter said on Friday. A deal could be announced as soon as next week, these people said, cautioning that talks were continuing and could fall ...
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DealBook The Curious Case of the European Vodka Seller
A hostess sets up shots of Russian Standard Vodka in Tel Aviv, Israel. To say that the world of mega Chapter 11 cases is slow right now is an understatement. ...
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‘Too early’ to speculate on Causeway’s world heritage status
Unesco has said it is too early to say if the Giant’s Causeway’s status as a world heritage site is at risk over a golf course development Environmental groups have been involved in a long-running campaign to prevent a hotel, clubhouse and driving range being built close to the internationally renowned tourist attraction.Planning permission has been granted by Environment Minister ...
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LME wins deal of the year award at inaugural Platts Global Metals Awards
U.S. headquartered metals trade publisher, Platts, held its first Global Metals Awards dinner in London yesterday and several category winners will have been of particular interest to Mineweb ...
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Microsoft To Windows 8 Haters Try This Mouse
Windows 8 users have little use for Modern UI apps , and that desktop and laptop users are particularly unengaged. The findings were, to a degree, unsurprising; to many users, the Win8's Live Tile-dominated Start screen hasn't been, ...
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Boost for Coast marine industry
THE future of the Gold Coast's marine industry is on solid ground after the Longhurst family moved to purchase Riviera's boat-building facility at Coomera.Rodney Longhurst bought the Riviera business in March last year, but only yesterday did he confirm a deal had been done to buy the 14ha waterfront site where the boats are manufactured.The announcement was made the day after Ford ...
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Five Things Arrested Developments Comeback Can Teach The TV Business
Actors Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's new season of "Arrested Development" in April (Image credit: Getty Images via ...
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The World in Photos This Week - An FP Slide Show
John Allen to the Middle East; Man bites dog: A good week for the F-35; No timeframe for transferring drone ops to Pentagon; What Obama's moves mean for Pakistan; War on terror: Are we there yet?; and a bit more. - by Gordon ...
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Fueled By The Sun Solar Impulse Lands In Dallas And Shatters World Distance Record
Powered solely by the Sun, Solar Impulse, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighs less than a compact car, successfully flew from Phoenix to Dallas on Thursday, May 23, to complete the longest leg of the Across America mission, which will conclude in New York. The 950 mile flight to DFW Airport set a new world distance record in solar ...
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Commission may expand reporting directive to tax
The European Commission is looking at options to fast-track new rules for more transparency in corporate tax following a mandate given by European Union leaders at Wednesday's European Council. According to Commission sources, the favoured option at the moment is to expand the scope of the non-financial corporate reporting proposal put forward by the Commission last month. The current ...
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Stallion Global blank UFL rivals
7:30 p.m.--Stallion vs Global GLOBAL and Stallion warmed up for their potential title-deciding clash by grinding out narrow victories Thursday night in the United Football League at Emperador Stadium in Taguig City. National team players Misagh Bahadoran and Jeffrey Christiaens scored in the second half as Global hacked out a 2-0 win over Air Force to stay in pursuit of Stallion. Stallion got ...
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Corporate America Blind to gender discrimination
How can a company expect to survive, let alone thrive, if half of its talent pool is excluded from key positions? Most companies can't even recognize they have a problem with gender ...
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Ottawa high school helps another halfway around the world
Hillcrest High School students are just $600 away from building their second elementary school overseas in five years. The students will participate in their 3rd Annual Walk for Water fundraiser Thursday, in support of Brick by Brick, a school building project in rural Ecuador with Free the ...
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Latin American unity plagued by tensions
Division and suspicion seem the order of the day in Latin America at present, negating any optimism that the countries of the region may one day move toward a regional integration model based on that of the EU.
Latin America has seen itself become heavily divided over the issue of whether to readmit Honduras to the Organization of American States (OAS) after the 2009 coup, with all the Central American states accepting the new government while big regional players like Brazil and Mexico insist that more must be done before they’ll recognize it. Meanwhile, President Alan Garcia of Peru has told Latin America news providers that there is a quiet arms race occurring in the region. In all, it seems that regional integration along the same lines as the EU remains a long way off at present. Read more
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